Quote Originally Posted by JCummins View Post
I know you hone the razor to sharpen it, but it is my understanding that stropping it doesn't sharpen blade any. So, Really, what does stropping the blade really do?
It depends on what is meant by sharpness. It doesn't remove enough steel to affect the thickness of the edge. It however removes oxidation and it realigns the steel (there's no teeth, but the edge still gets deformed during shaving).

This reduces the resistance in cutting hair, so it is sharpening, just not purely geometrical, but functional sharpness.